25 weeks

We've now known for 20 weeks (it seems like yesterday!) and have 15 weeks to go! I CAN'T WAIT!!

I got the yellow painted in the nursery yesterday (it's a little more yellow than I thought it would be) and am going to do the green tomorrow. Then I have to wait a few days before doing the wallpaper border.

I went shopping with my mom today and got a few shirts and another pair of jeans (having only one pair was getting old!). It was a fun day. Thanks, mom!

Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! As usual, Santa spoiled me... but this may be the last year of that. Next year there will be someone else to spoil! We had a great time with both our families, the only problem being that it goes too fast. We also had a very nice snowshoe with Pili. There was still lots of snow in the woods despite the rain.

Now for the big news... "the envelope"... remains unopened! I know that will make some happy and some mad, but you'll just have to wait and find out the old fashioned way! :-)

On to cleanup mode... I've got lots of little projects to do this week, along with painting the baby's room. I'm really looking forward to getting started on that. I will post a picture when done.

Let it snow!

Here are some pics from the recent storm. I tried to tell Ted I shoveled the stairs and deck by myself, but he didn't believe me. Luckily my kind brother came with his snow blower and made a much quicker job of it!

Well it's snowing hard again. Let's just pray it doesn't switch to rain like the forecast predicts!

Mother Mike

My friend Mike generally makes me a wonderful holiday concoction with eggnog called "Mother Mike's Chicken Soup" (it makes you feel better!). This year he reworked and updated his secret recipe to... "Mother Mike's Chicken Little Soup, for Expectant Moms!" Look for his customized products soon in a store near you! The only question is... does the pink bottle top mean something?!?!

24 weeks

I've been very busy lately... shopping, baking cookies, growing a baby! My belly is getting big and the baby moves a lot! You can really feel it from the outside now. Today I've got to finish the cookies and start (and finish) wrapping presents.

It's been snowing around the clock here for what seems likes days. It stopped late Sunday night and we have well over two feet. This was probably the best opening weekend for Pico in its history! Ted enjoyed the riding and hopefully Pili and I will get out snowshoeing soon. For now Pili's happy to lay in it!

Snow Day

This much snow makes a monday that much better. Photo at a secret spot on Pico.

+16 pounds

We had another appointment with Dr. Leight today. I've gained 5 pounds this month, for a grand total of 16 (I may start to withhold this information at some point)! My blood pressure was 120 over 78 and the babies heart rate was 150-160. Dr. Leight measured my belly for the first time and told us it's supposed to be within 2 centimeters (+ or -) of the number of weeks you are... so I am 23 weeks and 4 days and measured 24 centimeters. Pretty good! I have to go for a glucose test the first week of January and another ultrasound around January 17 to check on the babies growth. So far everything looks great!

23 weeks

According to my books, the baby is about eight inches (head to butt), weighs one pound, and will double its weight in the next month. The book also says week 23 begins the sixth month, but shouldn't that be week 24? I still feel great, despite rolling over in bed a little slower, and have lots of energy.

The other picture is the sunrise over Pico Mountain yesterday morning.

Yoga

I went to my first prenatal yoga class yesterday. It's a different kind of yoga than I've ever done before.... savroopa. You put your body into different positions/angles and it's supposed to help elongate the spine and relax the muscles of the back and hips. It doesn't make you sweat like the other yoga I've done, but it feels good. I got a DVD from class and did it today after snowshoeing. We'll see how it goes. My next lesson is December 22.

Winter Wonderland

Pili and I had a great time snowshoeing today. Although it was only 15 degrees out, it felt much warmer in the woods. The trees were beautiful, with a layer of ice and snow that sparkled with the bright sunshine. It was a little hard to see the trail with all the white. Every time I stopped to look, Pili would stop and look back at me, and sure enough, she was always going the right way. Too bad we can't rent her out to do guided tours!